Important cases heard by the Supreme Court on Friday, May 12:
* A day after the SC held it has legislative and executive powers over all but three services, the Delhi government moved the apex court on Friday alleging the Centre was not implementing the decision to transfer its services secretary, a potential flashpoint in the running feud between the two.
* SC said it may consider granting three more months to SEBI for concluding its probe into the allegations of stock price manipulation by the Adani group and lapses in regulatory disclosure, and listed a batch of PILs and plea by the market regulator on May 15.
* Expressing concern over the lack of committees in government departments to probe sexual harassment allegations at the workplace, SC directed the Centre and the state governments to undertake a time-bound exercise to verify whether panels have been constituted in all ministries and departments.
* SC sought replies from the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments on a plea of the producers of “The Kerala Story” that the movie is not being shown in theatres in these two states.
* SC clarified that trial courts and the high courts across the country can consider statutory bail pleas of the accused on the ground of non-filing of charge sheets by probe agencies in criminal cases within the stipulated 60 and 90 days period provided in the law without relying upon its recent judgement.
* SC observed the lieutenant governor has to act on the aid and advice of the council of ministers of the Delhi government in nominating 10 aldermen to the MCD, a day after it substantially clipped the wings of the Centre’s point man in running day-to-day administration of the national capital.
* SC said state bar councils cannot charge enrolment fees from law graduates more than the fees provided under the statutes.
* Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud described as a “gentleman judge” Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who would be demitting office on May 14 after serving more than four years in the Supreme Court.
* Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud launched ‘E-filing 2.0’ and told lawyers that the facility for filing cases electronically will be now available round the clock.
